Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1080/13504509.2013.820224
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dc.titleExploring an innovative design for sustainable urban water management and energy conservation
dc.contributor.authorZhang, S.X.
dc.contributor.authorPramanik, N.
dc.contributor.authorBuurman, J.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-06T07:04:52Z
dc.date.available2016-09-06T07:04:52Z
dc.date.issued2013-10-01
dc.identifier.citationZhang, S.X., Pramanik, N., Buurman, J. (2013-10-01). Exploring an innovative design for sustainable urban water management and energy conservation. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 20 (5) : 442-454. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504509.2013.820224
dc.identifier.issn13504509
dc.identifier.urihttp://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/126689
dc.description.abstractLarge areas of our cities are taken by impervious areas, which reduce infiltration and increase peak flows, leading to flash floods and rendering less water for storage and use. At the same time, urban water demand is growing at an unsustainable pace. An innovative system design combining permeable pavements with underground water storage is proposed to reduce runoff peaks, store water, treat pollutants, lower ambient temperatures (heat island effect), and harvest energy from the heated pavement. The proposed system is highly exploratory and aims to answer questions such as what existing technological options could be used, how are the elements of the system integrated, and what are the potential benefits?Through a prototypical case application in an industrial area in Singapore, it was found that the proposed system could significantly reduce runoff and peak flows and slow the recharge of underground water storage. The sizes of urban drains can therefore be reduced significantly, thereby freeing up valuable urban space-a primary sustainability concern in crowded urban cities. We also found that the proposed design solution has not satisfied decision and policy-makers on energy-harvesting and heat-island-effect reduction. We conclude by discussing our lessons learnt from the exploratory study from the technical, economic, and sustainability perspectives. © Taylor & Francis.
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dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectenergy efficiency
dc.subjectintegrated system
dc.subjectpermeable pavement
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjecttechnological innovation
dc.subjecturban space
dc.subjectwater-energy nexus
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.departmentSINGAPORE-DELFT WATER ALLIANCE
dc.description.doi10.1080/13504509.2013.820224
dc.description.sourcetitleInternational Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology
dc.description.volume20
dc.description.issue5
dc.description.page442-454
dc.description.codenIJSDB
dc.identifier.isiut000324793900007
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